During the day

Participants will be divided into groups for simulated mediations that will continue throughout the day.

For those wishing to obtain their QDR qualification there will be the opportunity to attempt to gain a qualifying assessment.

Critiques and reviews of the mediation will be carried out as appropriate.

Law for Mediators:
To work effectively as a mediator you will need some knowledge of law and procedure. This module gives a crash course in what you need to know. Equally important whether you are legally qualified or not you will learn how to use this knowledge as a Mediator working with the parties:

• Contract & Tort – their elements in practice

• The legal system – a practical ‘flowchart’

• Costs – what they are, how assessments and taxation works

• The mediators legal liabilities

 At the end of the day

• The future for Mediation

• What happens next